214 W. Va. 410 - State v. Richardson’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
November 2009
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Solem v. Helm · Yates v. United States · 170 W. Va. 428 - State v. Buck · 201 W. Va. 271 - State v. Lucas · 172 W. Va. 266 - State v. Cooper
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Supreme Court of Appeals reviews sentencing orders, including orders of restitution made in connection with a defendant's sentencing, under a deferential abuse of discretion standard, unless the order violates statutory or constitutional commands.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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